Facebook just forced the Heidi Heitkamp-funded Democrat-NPL ads to be taken down because they were clearly nothing more than a thinly-veiled voter suppression effort:

As Rob Port who first wrote this story says, Heitkamp and her party “weren’t trying to inform hunters. They were trying to confuse them, and deter them from voting.”

What Heidi Heitkamp hasn’t deleted, however, is her lie about the Casselton soybeans, which Heitkamp said were unsold and had no place to go, even though they had been sold and are now being picked up for delivery.

“Heidi Heitkamp’s lies, amid her ‘bring it home’ tour, are making it clear to voters that her real home is with the other dishonest liberals in Washington DC, not with North Dakotans,” said North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins. “North Dakotans know that if Heitkamp can’t be trusted to tell the truth, she shouldn’t be trusted with six more years in the Senate.”

Coverage of the Heidi Heitkamp-funded voter suppression efforts by North Dakota Democrats continued to overshadow her own de-facto farewell tour yesterday, as the scandal dominated local and national airwaves:

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REMINDER: Heidi Heitkamp and the Democratic-NPL defended this blatant voter suppression and doubled down, even as multiple fact-checkers found the ad to be completely false:

The North Dakota Democratic Party posted a misleading ad on its website and on Facebook that suggests state residents should reconsider voting in this year’s election if they have hunting licenses in other states.

The ad comes as North Dakota voters, for the first time ever, will need identification that includes a street address to cast a ballot this election. Critics have said the requirement discriminates against the state’s Native American tribes, which have not always assigned street addresses to reservations.

A look at the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party’s claim:

CLAIM: “By voting in North Dakota, you could forfeit your hunting licenses.” – posted on the Democratic party’s website this week.

THE FACTS: The ad is false.

Nearly every state in the U.S. offers out-of-state residents a hunting license. North Dakota residents can obtain nonresident hunting licenses in other states regardless of whether they vote. All states that border North Dakota offer such a license for nonresidents.

“There’s no such law like that,” said Bruce Tague, the vice president of government affairs for the pro-hunting lobbying group Sportsmen’s Alliance.

Typically, states charge more for non-resident hunting licenses than resident permits.

Hunters who move to North Dakota might invalidate their hunting license in other states. He noted Ohio, however, offers lifetime hunting licenses to residents that are valid even if a person moves out of the state.

A spokeswoman for North Dakota Democrats pointed to Kentucky as an example where hunting licenses may be invalidated if someone votes in North Dakota.

But Kentucky offers both resident and nonresident licenses , with a higher price for nonresidents, said Kevin Kelly, a spokesman for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The ad is similar to claims that discourage out-of-state college students from voting in elections, said Sean Morales-Doyle, counsel for the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, which focuses on voting rights.

“This is aimed at telling people who are eligible to vote, not to vote because of some fear that we can’t say is based in reality,” said Morales-Doyle.

Last weekend, Heidi Heitkamp tweeted this video of a “huge pile of unsold soybeans in Casselton” and said this “is what the trade war looks like.”

Except it’s not. According to Maple River Grain and Agronomy, the pile “will start being picked up next week” and “is almost exactly the same size it was last year.”

Let’s be clear: This is just more proof that Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign is built on lies and manufactured controversy. She should immediately take down the tweet and apologize for once again exploiting North Dakota farmers.

This is the same Cory Booker who said he was Spartacus because he was releasing classified documents (they weren’t classified), then said he wasn’t Spartacus, then said Kavanaugh supporters-which include an overwhelming majority of North Dakotans- are ‘complicit in evil,’ and then said it didn’t matter whether Kavanaugh was ‘innocent or guilty,’ but that he just has to go.

Let’s be clear: North Dakotans don’t care why Heidi Heitkamp brought anti-Kavanaugh Cory, but they both have to go.

“Heidi Heitkamp is continuing to bring surrogates on her farewell tour that showcase her anti-North Dakota record,” said North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins. “Cory Booker is a strong reminder of Heidi Heitkamp’s anti-life, anti-gun vote on Justice Kavanaugh, and voters will hold her accountable for it on Election Day.”

The Democratic-NPL sent yet another mailer trying to deceive Republican voters in November, attempting to make voters think Al Jaeger isn’t supported by the Republican Party.

LET’S BE CLEAR: This is merely a coordinated effort by Democrats who are trying to steal this election. Al Jaeger has the full support of North Dakota Republicans, including the ones referenced in this mailer. If the Democrats were capable of recruiting decent candidates, they wouldn’t have to resort to such low ball tactics.

Below are statements from the 4 legislators referenced in this deceitful mailer:

Senator Janne Myrdal:

“I am disgusted by Democrats repeated attempts to mislead voters in the Secretary of States race. Make no mistake: like my fellow Republicans, I fully support Al Jaeger. For ND Dem-NPL to insinuate otherwise in a mailer is deceitful and displays the utter lack of integrity we have come to expect from the Democrat Party. If Democrats, like the rest of us, feel Josh Boschee can’t stand on his own record—then they should endorse stronger candidates rather than lie to North Dakotans”

Rep. Roscoe Streyle:

“Let’s be clear: I support Al Jaeger. There is no chance I would ever support Josh Boschee or Michael Coachman. North Dakota Democrats know that Josh has zero credibility so they have chosen to make lame attempts to trick voters. These mailers are an insult to the intelligence of North Dakota voters and I hope others will join me in voting for Al Jaeger on Tuesday.”

Rep. Dan Ruby:

“ND Democrats have stooped so low this election and now this. Democrats are using my name in a quote that I didn’t make. They are wrong as usual because Al Jaeger is the best choice in this race and Josh has shown how deceptive he is willing to be to in a race in ways other than asking people to support him.”

Rep. Nathan Toman:

“I am once again disappointed that Democrats feel they have to mislead voters rather than simply promoting their own candidate. This mailer is just the latest in a string of deceptive tactics from North Dakota Democrats designed to confuse voters. I urge Democrats to discontinue these unethical attacks and I look forward to voting for Al Jaeger on Tuesday!”

Moments after news broke that her state party is engaging in voter suppression tactics, Heidi Heitkamp began her farewell tour by tying herself to the Obama administration and attacking President Trump’s agenda.

While Heidi Heitkamp flies in out-of-state liberals and out-of-state staff, Kevin Cramer continues to receive support from actual North Dakotans, many of whom live in the same cities Heidi is visiting today:

“The Affordable Care Act has been a disastrous for my wife and I. For the last several years we spent over $30,000 a year to purchase healthcare. Any plan the Republicans can come up with has got to be better.. What the hell do we have to lose.”- Barry Argabright, Fargo

“Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS) has been disastrous for farmers interfering with our ability to manage our land and create economic opportunity. Kevin has consistently opposed WOTUS as an unconstitutional power grab by the federal government. We need that kind of a Senator in DC representing North Dakota’s interests.” – Ryan Wanzek, Jamestown farmer

“Heidi and Conrad’s recent ad blaming Rep. Cramer for the national debt is unbelievably dishonest. On January 20, 2009, when Obama was sworn in, the debt was $10.626 trillion. On January 20, 2017, when he left, it was $19.947 trillion. That’s why most people say Obama added $9 trillion to the debt, more than any other president. Heidi supported this reckless growth in debt.” – Sylvan Melroe, Fargo Veteran

“Kevin’s records proves he supports legal and sensible immigrations. Heidi has voted for chaos and anarchy at the border. American’s are not against immigration, we are simply against unregulated and illegal immigration. No society can survive thousands upon thousands of people flooding their borders with no existing support system. The result is anarchy, crime and exhaustion of societal resources. This should not be a Democrat issue or a Republican issue, this is an American issue.” – Rockne Earles, Oriska retired businessman

“Heidi Heitkamp has made it clear her real home is in Washington DC, where she votes with Chuck Schumer and national liberals against tax cuts, conservative judges, banning late-term abortion or cracking down on illegal immigration,” said North Dakota Republican Party Communications Director Jake Wilkins. “North Dakotans are ready to tell Heitkamp to go home by voting for Kevin Cramer this November.”

A reader alerted me to this curious message on Facebook which tells voters they may lose their hunting licenses in other states if they vote:

Facebook keeps a searchable database of the political ads which run on their platform. I searched for this particular ad to verify it, and it’s real. Paid for by the North Dakota Democratic-NPL:

If you click on the link in the ad, it takes you to a landing page on the North Democratic Party’s website which contains this message:

The ad is promoting a Facebook Page titled “Hunter Alert,” though at this point there is no content there other than some logos.

I reached out to Democrats about the ad, asking what facts they’re basing this claim that hunters may lose their licenses for voting on. The Democrats typically don’t respond to my inquiries, however.

I’ve been writing about politics for more than 15 years now, and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of something like this.

I contacted Secretary of State Al Jaeger and asked if he’d ever heard of this claim before. “No,” he told me. “We’re not involved at all in the requirements for getting a hunting license. A question like what you have needs to be directed to the Game & Fish Department. I doubt that there’s any connection.”

“We’ve never heard of that, Randy Meissner, the licensing manager for North Dakota Game & Fish, told me when I contacted him and read him the text of the ad. I sent him the links and screenshots for the ad and he said he was going to run the claim by his administration.

This ad comes at a time when North Dakota Democrats are accusing the Republican legislative majority in the state of trying to suppress Native American votes with voter ID requirements.

Following her lackluster debate performance Friday, Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign has tried to convince voters they have momentum simply by telling voters they have momentum.

Their fake-it-till-you-make-it strategy isn’t working, as a brand new poll out tonight shows Heidi Heitkamp losing a majority of her constituents to Kevin Cramer:

LET’S BE CLEAR: Cramer’s lead is no fluke, and Heidi Heitkamp’s deficit is well deserved.

As CNN explains in the story below, while she was already on the brink of defeat, Heitkamp opposed her constituents by voting against Justice Kavanaugh, then outed victims of sexual assault without their consent in a political attack ad. North Dakotans know this isn’t a campaign that deserves to win: